PoopGroup: The Yoga Edition

I usually wake up in the morning feeling bloated or with some twisting-turning action happening in my stomach. Surprisingly, this does not o...

On Losing My Second Copy of Housekeeping

Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping is the most exquisite book I know of. I went back to it for a second or third read, this time really tak...

Swiss Chard Miso Soup

I opened up my fridge the other night to find a salad spinner full of swiss chard that was a day or so away from turning soft and rubbery. I...

Facebook, Saturn Return

A week ago I got a Facebook account and today I turn twenty-seven-years-old. I’m not sure exactly what inspired the Facebook thing; I had re...

Judgment Call

I spend a lot of time fantasizing about my career as a covers singer. I do it pretty much all day long and it provides a kind of escapism so...